Arizona Revised Statutes § 20-1402.04 Contracts; Dentists; Covered Services; Definition

20-1402.04. Contracts; dentists; covered services; definition

A. A contract, entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2011, between a group disability insurer and a dentist who is licensed to practice in this state shall not require the dentist to provide services to an individual covered under a group disability policy based on a fee set by the group disability insurer unless the services for which the fee applies is a covered service under the individual's group disability policy.

B. This section does not restrict the ability of a group disability insurer to establish dental benefits for services offered by plans that are administered but not insured by the group disability insurer.

C. For the purposes of this section, " covered service" means a service for which any reimbursement is available under a group disability policy without regard to contractual limitations by a deductible, copayment, coinsurance, waiting period, annual or lifetime maximum, frequency limitation, alternative benefit payment, exclusion or other limitation.

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